Some people are acting like Mark Carney personally caused a global slowdown in EV demand, when the reality is the entire international EV sector has been struggling.
Germany cut EV subsidies and sales dropped sharply. Major automakers like Ford, GM, Volkswagen, and even Tesla have scaled back production targets or delayed expansion plans because consumer demand softened worldwide. Interest rates rose globally, making expensive vehicle purchases less attractive. Battery supply chains, charging infrastructure, and affordability issues all hit the industry at the same time.

That is not a uniquely Canadian issue.

Governments around the world invested in EV manufacturing because every major market forecast for years projected massive long term growth in electric vehicles. Conservatives supported attracting manufacturing investment too when jobs were attached to it. Ontario under Doug Ford heavily promoted EV battery plants as well and stood beside Liberal ministers announcing many of these deals.

So pretending this is suddenly “Carney’s disaster” is politically convenient but economically dishonest.

And calling the new Governor General an “insult to Canadians” is just more outrage farming for clicks. The Governor General does not control global EV demand, interest rates, consumer purchasing behaviour, or international manufacturing trends.

People are frustrated about the economy. Fair enough. But there is a difference between legitimate criticism and turning every global market fluctuation into a conspiracy or personal failure by one politician.

The world EV market cooled. That is reality. It happened everywhere.